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By focusing on Cyprus’ constitutional and political system in light of the most recent European elections, this article explores and empirically analyses the second-order election theory and the European salience theory.
Efthymiopoulos Marios P. +2 more
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Why Should we Worry about Nigeria's Fragile Security?
Abstract This paper explores the multifaceted implications of Nigeria's persistent security crisis, highlighting its domestic, regional and global consequences. It examines the humanitarian toll, economic disruption, poverty, food insecurity and the erosion of social cohesion within Nigeria. Regionally, it analyses how Nigeria's instability exacerbates
Onyedikachi Madueke
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The article explores the consequences of the electoral formula and the effective threshold, the size of electoral circumscriptions and the number of congressional representatives on the levels of disproportional representation that exists in the ...
Ernesto HERNÁNDEZ NORZAGARAY
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Unity and Division in the Public's Policy Preferences After the 2024 General Election
Abstract To what extent is the British public divided over policy preferences a year on from the 2024 general election? While party system fragmentation may persist, less is known about how voters differ in their underlying policy preferences. Drawing on a large‐scale conjoint survey experiment with over 8,000 British adults, this paper examines which ...
Lotte Hargrave
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Back to the Future: Labour and the Politics of Financial Deregulation
Abstract One of the professed aims of the current Labour government in the UK is to boost GDP by ‘cutting red tape’. This also applies to the financial sector, where in recent months regulators have been asked to reflect on how rule changes could contribute to competitiveness and growth. A flurry of deregulatory initiatives has resulted from this.
Nick Kotucha
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Defense against small parties: electoral reforms and their impact on Tunisia's electoral system since the Arab Spring. [PDF]
Ali H.
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In June 2023, the Laje River, located in the traditional territory of the Wari’ Indigenous people in Rondônia, Brazil, was declared a legal entity, an earth being, with rights, following the co‐ordinated action of an indigenous councillor and non‐indigenous activists.
Aparecida Vilaça
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Volatilty and electoral competitivity in Latin America: an exploratory study of six party systems
To what extent electoral volatility and party system competitiveness may be related? This paper seeks to answer this question by studying six Latin American party systems (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela). Considering Presidential and
Facundo Cruz
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Measuring the Volatility of the Political agenda in Public Opinion and News Media. [PDF]
Camargo CQ +3 more
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‘The Bethune College Sensation’: Gender, Archive and Radical Passivity
ABSTRACT This article explores the student protests at Bethune College, Calcutta, on 3 February 1928, against the Simon Commission, a British parliamentary delegation that excluded Indian representation. On this day, female students staged a quiet but radical act of defiance by refusing to attend classes, sign apologies or vacate their hostel, despite ...
Meghmala Bhattacharya
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